and she is with the university of maryland school of nursing. and the campaign that louis mitchell is involved in is trying to get more healthy and natural fruits, vegetables and meats from local farmers. and i have to tell you, that i am a proponent of eating local food. i think it is important to support and promote our local farmers. so tell me how this came about. >> our program is called maryland hospitals for healthy environment and we provide technical assistance to hospitals for environmentally sustainable initiatives. and we have launching these initiatives throughout the country. and 350 hospitals have signed a pledge to provide healthier food and we're -- >> that's wonderful. what about here in the washington metropolitan area, are the hospitals on with this? are they signing on with this program and supporting it? >> they are. we have 40 hospitals purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables from the local farmer, either from the distributor or farmers themselves. we have hospitalled purchasing organic food, foods without pesticides. nine

university of texas. >> thank you. >> you're watching book tv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> this is a book tv on c-span2. currently we are the university of maryland, college park, maryland, hornbeck library and a katherine anne porter room here and we're talking with university of maryland professors who are also authors. and we are pleased to be joined by history professor jon sumida, who has written this book, "decoding clausewitz" -- "decoding clausewitz: a new approach to 'war'." professor sumida, it was carl von clausewitz? >> he was a prussian officer who fought against napoleon. he first went into action as a teenager in 1790s. later rose to be a midgrade officer, was present at the great battle in 1806. was a subordinate of the chief of staff of the army, and was a participant in the reform of the prussian army after the great defeat. in 1812, he resigned his commission because he disagrees with the king in terms of their decision to be an ally of france, their former enemy, and invade russia. so he goes over to the russian army, serves as an advisor to the czar, and is attached to two senior russian commanders, fisa some of the great bat

real time. >> and many believed it will soon have wider use. >> when it comes to keeping the university of marylande from fogs as of tonight, there is an app for that. what has achieved so excited is an app developed on campus by a renowned professor. >> the idea is to make everybody feel secure. >> it is available for free download by all students, staff and faculty a student to feels endangered or sees a problem can pull out their smart phone, and hit the button to activate it and the connection is made. cooks everything is recorded in the campus dispatch center. also gives police and exact location of the caller and the video can be afforded to responding officers. for students, it is designed to create a safer campus and provide peace of mind. >> i would definitely want to download it. i live near the metro so i get scared at night. >> safety is a big concern around here. >> you may have noticed, there is one glitch. it is only available for android funds. the professor says it will take in a few more months before he can make it available on iphone as well. >> still to come, the final page --

there were dogs recently at the university of maryland to help students destress and possibly find new homes. erika gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: they sat. they stood. it was a line that wrapped around the student union of the university of maryland. what would make thousands of students wait for hours? puppies. and lots of them. >> oh, i love you. i just want to take you home. >> reporter: student government association president says he was inspired by george mason law school's successful move to help students destress with puppies and decided to do the same. >> any school is stressful, no matter what your major is, it's crunch time. this is the first days of finals. >> i was exhausted and mentally out of it. i was tired. i had to take my 8:00 a.m. now, i'm excited and dying to see all these puppies. >> they are so sweet. i have an exam in two hours but i don't mind being here. >> reporter: even i had a case of puppy love. but, how does puppy pandemonium sneak up? just ask michael. you found this through facebook? >> yes. my friend put it on my wall. >> reporter: all things so

the university of maryland children hospital serves the sickest kids across the state of maryland. to see the joy and energy in his girl's eyes. >> the girls are going to audition and in 25 minutes we will talk to the girls. girls i love it with you do this. all right. i got to send that back to you on television hill. any questions from the peanut gallery. >> did you give the girls coffee? >> look, how do you go wrong holding an american girl doll? i think that more dads need to be holding their american girl dolls. you know when they are cleaning up their house, they are going where did you go. >> all right. mike. >> mike schuh, we will check back in 20 minutes. reporting live. >> mike is a good dad. he is. when you see mike he is so bing and strong and buff, but he is a girly girl daddy. >>> all right. coming up -- [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. and

when it comes to rivalries at the university of maryland, no one creates more buzz than duke. students who just returned from winter break have been lining up for hours already for tonight's game against the blue devils and it's their first sellout of the season. there's a lot at stake tonight besides conference play. the terps have had serious offensive struggles lately. dropping their last two games while coming off his last second upset at the hands of florida state. it's the first acc loss of the season for them. also, mark's first maryland, duke experience since taking over at head coach. and he knows just how important this game is to the players and the fans. >> a rivalry is a rivalry. it's more important to the people involved. i've been in a will the of different rivalries. for me, this is the most important rivalry that there is. >> our fans show up for every game, especially for a duke game. it's going to be more intensity and you know, we are going to come out with fire power. >> if all that wasn't enough, the court will officially become gary williams court. about

no one saw it coming. >> supporters of the maryland swim and dive teams have until june 30th to come up with $11.5 million, a total of eight university of maryland sports programs are on the chopping block because of budget shortfalls. >>> long-awaited improvements could be coming to clarksburg because county executive ike leg et unveiled a capital spending plan yesterday, providing $15 million to complete three roads in clarksburg village and aurora hills. the county wanted to head off a plan by developers to charge homeowners for construction of the new roads. >> we've moved forward with a plan that i think will get us beyond this difficult point. that is now before the county council and it's my hope and expectation that they will approve this request. >> the new budget does not address incomplete projects, like the clarksburg town center. construction on it is still not complete, even though ground was broken more than a decade ago. >>> mishandling snow can be political suicide for the seattle mayor. when we come back, we'll have details on that and annie will have the forecast. >> j.c., talk about the snow, we have a chance for

richard reeve is live at the university of maryland campus in college park with more. >> this could not have come at a worse time. the campus has been working hard against student drinking, had a sobriety checkpoint last week on route 1, and last night, one of their coaches stands accused of dwi. he was arrested for dwi. >> oh, no. >> surprise that assistant basketball coach dalontay hill -- dalonte hill was arrested for dui. officer spotted hill driving his suv erratically on the b.w. parkway near route 32. pulling him over, they say the vehicle smelled of alcohol and he appeared intoxicated. the police arrested hill after he refused a field sobriety test and a breath test. >> they will use this as an example of what not to do. >> this is not the first time that hill, 33, has been in trouble with alcohol. in february 2008, hill, then an assistant coach with penn state was arrested on the same charge suspicion of dui. >> it is their responsibility to set an example. they make wrong choices. >> all as umd is making a big push against student drinking. >> it looks bad if you are a person

we'll have that story tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> parents and students at the university of maryland have been desperate to save varsity programs that have been cut because of budget problems. now parents and coaches from the swimming and dive team believe they have come up with a solution. surae chin joins us live from college park to tell us more about this plan. tell us how they plan to save the team. >> they are having a business plan that is put together. i want to tell you, i'm standing in front of the rec center and this is where most of the team, they practice, they swim, and they compete. and parents are very passionate about saving them and keeping them afloat. now these parents also just met with the university. the group made up of seven parents call themselves the umd save the swim and dive team and they are feeling hopeful tonight. they don't have quite the $11.5 million needed by june 30. but they say they have the commitment and at least a million dollars in pledges and a business plan and several million more from private donors and corporations. >> we are very confi

university of maryland previously hosted the event.ionwide tour president bill caffay a maryland grad. we asked gary his thoughts on the new venue. >> to go to a place like this for the players and fans and it's just going to make it better and it was good at the university of maryland. they did a great job of getting this thing kind of off to another level and now is a chant to do some things here. so -- chance to do some things here. so i think it's a positive thing. >>> brian orakpo said on his twitter that he had successful shoulder surgery today in pensacola, florida, good job. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge right after this. have a good night.  >>> instead of beautiful like today tomorrow we'll have rain, but keep in mind it comeses in late morning of so the morning -- comes in late morning. so the morning commute will be dry, evening commute different story. high temperature tomorrow middle 40s. one more nice day on thursday 53. >>> taking the edge off now with this viral video, a staring cont

at the university of maryland school of pharmacy, francis palumbo says it may be impossible to cuu-offhe flow of counterfeit drugs. (3:02:45) (palumbo) "i think prevention is helping us better than enforcement is. and i don't say that disparagingly. i think the governments doing what it can but it can't keep everything out of the system. it just can't..." counterfeits have already turned up in consumers, thinking they'ree taking real drugs have gotten sick. some experts believe tougher laws on wholesale drug distributors could sttm the flow of fakes to pharmacies. (3:01:57) (palumbo) "if you hhve a bad apple in the bunnh of wholesale distributoos, they they're theeones who will funnnl these things to tteir pharmacy customers." (14:09929) "i know we've seized and shutdown more than 10-thousand websites." for those onnthe front lines, its a whole new war..... a fight where the enemy is a fake. jefffabell, fox 45 neww at tenn poming up ravens defensive coordiiator, chuck pagano... is leaviig the ravens.his new job... next in sports. ((break 3)) 3 bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning sportt

university of maryland college park was number eight. er schools that made the list saint mary's college, townsend at 76 and university of maryland baltimore county at 84. a link to the list can be found on the website. you will find that in the state news section. >>> we don't even know which teams will be facing off in this year's super bowl but advertisers don't care, they have already sold all the spots. the average cost for a 30 second add, set for february 5th was 3.5 million dollars. some were as much as four million there. is still space available during the pregame but there is a waiting list for the game. nbc said the bingest change they are seeing are companying buying longer adds and trying to get creative. >> longer in. >> yeah. >> back in november we told you liberty decided to let people carry concealed guns on campus. since then the school has gotten more than 60 permit requests. both students and staff members have applied. campus police need to approve the applications and after they do staff will be able to carry guns i

this was the scene two years ago after the university of maryland beat duke. a riot broke out and cell phone video captured what appears to be prince georges police beating a student. they arrested 28 students back then. police stepped up enforcement before the game and the campus cops are in full force. the university sent out letters warning students not to get out of control and they say a small group may act unruly and others say the police presence is a big deterrent. >> they are ready for it. i think the students will not be stupid this time. >> reporter: the game is over. maryland lost. there are police officers all around here to make sure the folks stay under control. live in college park at the university of maryland, back to you in the studio. >>> a man's plans to rob two guys a t a gas station went wrong when the guys turned out to be off-duty cops. it happened in ed mondayston, maryland. after the 51-year-old allegedly threatened the officers with a knife and tear gas, the two pulled out their guns. stancele is charged with attempted robbery. >>>.

so i've been proud to coach some really great people at the university of maryland, and people that i'll be friends with the rest of my life. the things you miss are the practice, obviously, that's the most fun. and then game night, when a game actual starts, these 9:00 games are the worst there is. you go all day. but when the game actually starts, those two hours, that's a great time, too. always goes back to the players. no matter what you do as a coach or after you're done coaching, your memories are the players. that's the way it works. i haven't watched a whole lot. probably on purpose. after this year, i think it will be fine, you know. i don't come to the games. i'm here tonight, obviously. but i don't come to the games, so. >> gary says he doesn't come because it's hard to watch. he misses it. also out of respect for the coach. he says he has to give the first year coach leeway, room to make his own name and he doesn't want to be anyone's shadow. congratulations. now he's doing work for the big 10 network. i'm dave feldman, i'll see you tomorrow. thanks for watching. captions by

university of maryland computer science professor designed the app. in an emergency users can activate the app that sends live video and audio to the campus police dispatch center and potentially on to officers on the street. it relays the user's location. the developer thinking it will make criminals think twice about coming onto campus. >> this is a video that's available immediately, so there's an objective nchgs. they can very quickly chapter that and start distributing it. >> the app goes live around noon tomorrow and strabl to students, faculty and staff at university of maryland who have android smartphones. you can download the app from the school's website. >>> coming up tonight, thousands of people wait in the cold for a chance to pay respect to joe paterno, including one of the men in the middle of the scandal that led to the coach's firing. >>> a man arrested in maryland who claimed to be a rockefeller is facing charges in a murder in california. >>> we'll tell you how one implts. >>> man who lived for years claiming to be a member of rock

. >>> today a new anti-crime smartphone app goes live at the university of maryland. it's called the em-ergnecy app. the app lets user instantly send video and awed grow dispatchers in an emergency and relays the user's location. the professor who created it says he was tired of seeing crime at maryland and at schools nationwide. >> it was bothering me tremendously that college campuses were not as safe as they could be. so the question i started posing was, what kind of technology can we develop to make the college campuses safer. that's where we started. >> the app goes live at noon. right now only maryland students and faculty question access it, and only with android smartphones. the professor hopes to expand the technology campuses across the country. >>> microsoft hopes is to see boost the economy. mayor gray and microsoft will announce digital alliance. the job venture will include training for d.c. residents and include help for small businesses. the mayor and microsoft will offer more details about the agreement later this morning. >>> 4:36 is the time now. 3

failure to engage in various policies whether deficit reduction. >> what do you teach at the university of maryland? >> guest: a general course of public budgeting which covers all levels of government and policy programs and i teach the course which is required of most turns and we have a semester course the federal budget. i also teach a semester course on the federal budget which simultaneously makes the students more illuminated and disillusioned than they were 37 you worked at the cbo a one point*? >> guest: i did work at the congressional budget office 19,913th 96. the resend -- 1991 through 1996. because of how impressed i was coming from the outside when i worked there i wanted to give it time. i did not start writing the book right away because i wanted to have enough distance that i thought i could be more objective but nobody had written a book on the congressional budget office. i knew a lot of the people and i was pretty sure i could get the ax directors to talk to me the more over a thought it was a story that needed to be told there are four books on 10 gao and zero and the and at so

music in every place possible. >> reporter: the doctor is a researcher and er physician, university of maryland medical center, over six years serious injuries to pedestrians, wearing head phones has tripled. >> plugging up their ears not allowing you to hear outside noises is important in its own right plus distraction of paying attention to the music you are listening to. >> reporter: he says, we are a districted society from day today, dodging traffic. >> often doing so unaware of what is around us. >> does that surprise you? >> not at all my dad's a fire man i was raised you don't listen to music, especially on a bike but in the city it is the thing to do. >> of course some say use caution staying on sidewalks in cross walks. >> i am extra cautious when i am looking around. >> many believe head phones are not that harmful. >> you often walk with them on does this concern you? >> doesn't really concern me. i feel like if you utilize sidewalks and watch pedestrian signs you should be good to go. >> still ahead a few big birthday shout outs on january 17th. >> with just a swab of a cheek you c

in april he gave $30 million to the university of maryland law school. he also gave $50 million in 2006 to johns hopkins university to found the carey school of business. and he gave $50 million to arizona state university to found its w.p. carey school of business in 2003. 5:08 is the time right now. >>> putting a fiery crime spree to an end. what we're learning about the suspected arsonist accused of ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> weather and traffic on the ones early on this tuesday morning. starting off this morning, the 3rd day of january, with some very cold temperatures. now at 5:11 in the morning it's down to 29 at reagan national. we're in the mid-20s in prince george's, arlingt

. >>> a new app launching today at the university of maryland may help police and firefighters get tocies faster. it's called the m-urgency app. a university of maryland kpurlt science professor created it. it lets users instantly send video and awed grow campus dispatchers and relays the user's location. the m-urgency app goes live at noon today. right now only university of maryland students and faculty question access it and only with android smartphones. the professor hopes to expand technology to the devices and communities across the country. >>> for the second time this week, d.c. police chief laatla was trying to talk to the community about crime. in several cases a group of two or three people have held up people getting out of their cars in the evening. monday night, chief lanier met with people in ward 4 after a string of robberies and carjackings there. in most of the cases the victims were targeted for their small electronic devices such as ipods and cell phones. >>> police need your help identifying two men in a car linked to an unsolved murder in the district. surveilla

virtually any smartphone of being a police security camera. >> when it comes to keeping the university of marylande is an app fortr that. >> there is an apt for droid smartphones developed right here on campus by a professor. >> the idea is to make everyone safe. >> it is now available for free download. the idea is simple. a student who feels in danger or sees a problem can pull out their smartphone, hit the button to activate the app and just like that the connection is made. police can see what is going on. >> everything that is report -- recorded here in the dispatch center as soon as the connection is made. it gives police and exact location of the collar and a video can be forwarded to officers so they know what they are up against. >> i will definitely download it because i live that way toward the matter. i get scared at that when i am walking home. >> for the police to be able to physically locate you is really nice. >> you may have heard the one glitch in the program so far. a couple of kids noticed it. right now it is only available for droid phones. it will be a couple of more weeks be

the 23-year-old university of maryland student plans to use the scholarship to seek a master's degree in broadcasting. >>> average of $3.40 outside of d.c. way above the national average of $3.30 a gallon. >>> the obama administration -- the deadline for approving the project is coming up february 21. but that might come too soon for the white house. >> reporter: facing a february 21 deadline to decide whether to approve the keystone pipeline, the white house is torn between two core constituencies. sensing white house inaction, republicans and oil industry advocates headed by the american petroleum institute have begun a campaign to pressure the white house. >> he promised -- >> i will do whatever it takes to put this economy back on track. >> reporter: because it would cross international borders, the state department has the final say. last thursday the white house spokesman suggested there's deep reticence is approve it. >> to put this artificial 60 day deadline, if you will, on the process, and the state department has made it clear that does not allow for the kinds of reviews th

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but this is going -- raise money i is nice. >>> we think as a member of the university of maryland community you want to think about the longevity of the university. this could be a way to bring in future revenue streams and create more opportunities for the university to grow, going forward. >>> valerie thanks for coming in. we appreciate you shedding light on this one for us today. >> glad to be here. bye bye guys, leslie. >>> papa john's fired a cashier in new york after she identified a customer as quoted lady chink eyes. this is a copy of the receipt the customer posted on her twitter accounts. papa john's issued an apology, saying this act goes against our company values. still ahead, a celebration of how animals are helping breast cancer patients recover and thrive in today's buddy check. but up next, a woman is lucky to be alive after a bungee accident in zimbabwe. we are always caught on tape. a video you really have to see to believe. >>> a new year's eve bungee jump over a crocodile infested river in simple bob way. even more incredible than the failed jump is what happened iconix

increase is necessary to keep up with higher ingredient costs and tougher competition while the university of marylands still one of the best deals out there when it comes to colleges. according to new rankings from kissinger magazine. the university of maryland ranked no. 8 for in-the students, which is actually a few spots down from the ranking just last year. finally, one of the hottest items sold on christmas day may be right at your fingertips. the popular game, angry birds, was down loaded 6.5 million tons on december 25 alone. the report comes from all things d. down loaded games all went up. >> and 8-boad nil biter in iowa. mitt romney take the bite as midge. -- an 8-vote nail biter in iowa. >> a unique way that you can reach out to the boys of baltimore. >> now is your chance to tell the ravens' how you feel about them. and they are working with stores collecting good-luck letters from fans. >> you can find mailboxes like these inside it the area giant stores. it is a way to reach out to the team during the playoffs. >> so far it has been great. everyone is really excited. you can bring in yo

. >> in a statistic from the university of maryland shows the majority pedestrians hit by cars have headphonesreakdown of the findings. tell us about it, stephen. >> maravene standing order 4 dock 45 minutes, and every couple of seconds everyone walks by with headphones. tonight, we tell you wearing these had guns can be dangerous. listen up. if you wear headphones while walking or jogging, you run a much fire risk of getting hit by a car or train. -- a much higher risk. >> i'm always looking around. duh. >> not everyone always is. look at these statistics. two-thirds of the victims or males under age 30. 70% of the injuries were fatal. in one-third of the incidents the vehicle sounded a warning. >> these are being reported more and more. >> from the university of maryland medical school, they say when someone puts on a headset, the allocate their attention to what they are hearing. trevor richardson says her mind is on her music. >> i do not hear the beeping cars. >> and this one? >> abc podcast. hops >> he tries to use his eyes to detect dangerous. >> there are lots of alleyways and dark pla

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oklike we're in new phoneri ter.tory >> the university of maryland ast broke ground on construction project a new home for the president of the university. >> it is ridiculous. amistad this wondered how the could justify spending $7.2 million on a new president,ts after cuts to a athletics. >> it is too much. >> it is a little excessive. that could of money go other places. >> the foundation president said the old home needed to much work for renovations. >> asbestos, was not handicapped accessible, the report utilities. that he calls it an investment. in the coming years, public universities to expect to fromve less and less money said the need to privately. he said the 30 donors gave the money specifically for this purpose. finally, the new home will have to sections come to residents and events center. a 14,000 square foot facility. only 4,000 feet is residential space. >> still, in these times, students found it hard to justify the costs. >> they should not allot money house,renovating the seems excessive. foundation laid the week andome this past expect to open next fall. >> sobering e

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university of virginia ranked third. college of william and mary in fourth. university of marylandten at eight. james madison ranked 28th. and george mason was 50th. the university of north carolina at chapel hill was first on the list for the 11th consecutive time. >>> today maryland's board of public works is expected to decide whether to demolish the president's home on the university of maryland campus. the president does not live in that home. it was built more than a half century go, and it is no longer considered suitable as a home or a venue for university events. it does not meet current safety codes. >>> virginia tech fans have a sour taste in their mouths after last night's allstate sugar bowl. the hokies fell to michigan 23-20 in overtime. virginia tech scored a touchdown ot but was negated when it was ruled the receiver never had possession of the ball. the place kicker missed a kick that still would have taken the lead. then michigan 's place kicker came through in the clutch to win over virginia tech. >> long off-season for the kicker. >>> it seems the caps have foun

a new study from the university of maryland find the number of pedestrians who are seriously injuredhile walking with headphones have tripled last seven years. people live in densely populated areas are more likely to be injured and researchers say it is not just because you can enter the traffic your brain stops paying attention. a birthday celebration is going to be going on at the white house. first lady michelle obama turns 48 today. the white house is not saying exactly how the first family will celebrate but the white house is using the occasion to solicit campaign donations. you can visit mrs. obama's facebook page and you can sign her birthday card and that takes into the campaign website where president obama asks for a donation to his campaign. still ahead, adam caskey will be >> we have almost reached our goal in our project to help the washington humane society. we are donating $1 for each filer on facebook to the washington humane society. there is still time to help out. the gop presidential hopefuls seem to be everywhere at a cost the south carolina primary. even on th

on the campus of the university of maryland in college park, 33. 31 degrees in fairfax. this is our ford's board. when the weather service did their daily almanac page, 40 degrees was below of the day. we will give you an update on the numbers later. 43 and 28 are the averages. 30's after some 40's earlier. as you get farther west of the eastern continental divide, the temperatures tank in a hurry. overnight hours light winds and clear skies. for the day tomorrow, we will warm up into the 40's. the farther west you go, the colder it gets. changes in temperatures are pretty profound. 22 degrees colder than it was this time yesterday. the other side of that equation temperatures are relatively warmer. a few degrees warmer in some areas like minneapolis. there is another system on the way. a cold front tomorrow afternoon. that will bring increasing clouds. we will start the day would sunshine and we will see the clouds in the afternoon. this is our futurecast, here comes the front during the afternoon and evening. we did a reenforcing shot of cold air for friday. then the at

it is now being tested at the university of maryland's glenn martin wind ttnnel. ted' as possible. 3 (jewwl barlow- director of univ of mayland wind tunnel) "over many decades weve done phousands of hours of putomobile aero dynamics.. which isswhy we have systems in ppace to do this particular kind of test." test." he testing of the hybrid at the university paid for by a 115-thousand dollar grant. working.../ for free.../ is... for the birds. birds.but , the maryland zoo is seeking volunteers to help the animals, and the zoo's bottom line. -animal nats- nats- there's an open house this sunday to show potential olunteers just how clooe they can get to the stars of the zoo. spots are available for greeters, cleaners, and even handlers. those who volunteer for at least 100 hours a year, get free family memberships. for some it's a resume builder, for others something nice to do in retirement. sue blair5004 for me it was. a little nearve racking the first tiie yyu 're out by yourself, but then you realize so you can relax and have fun with them. thh zoo estimates that

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a are trie trying to find man that stole a university of maryland cell phone.e is surveillance video. the camera caught the thief grabbing the phone from a female student's hand. other students tried to chase the suspect, but he was able to get away. :47 is your time. we're looking at 39 degrees. look how singer john legend is marking a special anniversary today at the kennedy center. anniversary today at the kennedy center. and a special check on ♪ [ male announcer ] wettle owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] co and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent, try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. >> and it is 4:50. time for a check on traffic and weather. >> things are warming up, right, adam? >> very spring-like. 42 now in the district. 45 in winchester. frederick 27 degrees. i question that reading, because ga

he donated $30 million to the university of maryland school of law last april, the largest gift in thechool's history. having donated $50 million to establish the carry school of business at johns hopkins university in two dozen 6, he hoped his donations would lead to a joint law-business degree. from board membership to campaign contributions, he shared his wealth and knowledge. the city and state will forever be grateful for his guests and legacy.

. >>> another university of maryland student has become the victim of a crime.s is video if you look here at the suspect, the victim says he came up from behind as she talked on her cell phone near the library sunday night and stole the phone right out of her hand then ran away. now late last week another female student was assaulted as she tried to get into herres dense hall neither suspect has been caught. >>> 7:10 a.m., right now still ahead what local students are doing to keep you safe behind the wheel >> district housing agency under fire why city officials are calling for a fraud investigation. >>> moving on, it took top honors at the solar decathlon just a few months ago, now, this water shed is leaving the university of maryland where it is headed to coming up next. >>> and as we head to break, a live lookout side at some of the traffic 395, at duke street, sky conditions look good the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie, coming up next stay with us, 7:10 a.m. . welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. gre

. >> reporter: joe paterno's first win came against the university of maryland in 1966. that was his first of 409 wins, national championships undefeated seasons. one current and one former play are will stand guard. there will be another viewing tomorrow. one person said his good-byes 10 days ago. he thanked joe for taking a chance on me on making me the man i had today. the president also gave condolences. >> it will never die. >> i don't agree with how anything went down. i think it was gross. >> reporter: what darryl was talking about, among those paying their respects was mike mcqueary, trustees felt that he should have done more. the family is expecting 10,000 people to pay their respects by 6:00 tonight. now tickets for the memorial on thursday are selling on ebay for $175. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> i had top pinch -- to pinch myself to remind myself it's january 24th. >> to go from a skier's weekend in maryland to a fogged in day and now the sun is back out, blue skies, mid-50s. if you don't like the weather, just wait a day. hey, almost no wind. light breezes

that's ever been connected with basketball at the university of maryland. i think that's important. >> gary williams became the coach in 1989 and retired in 2011. he has the most wins of any maryland men's basketball coach and with an all-star cast of players, he brought the school it's only men's national championship in 2002. >> he's done a lot of great things for the basketball team it's an honor to have him as a coach. >> he was humbled by the honor and measured in his word yet students spoke up and said things he would not. >> i think it's a good idea. he brought us a national championship. i think he's a great coach. gary brought us into the national spotlight. >> this is something special to me, obviously. it's a big thrill. >> gary says he's made it a point to stayway from comcast center to give the new coach room to grow the program. the only advice is to stay off the capital beltway. >> they gave him a gary williams performance. we have the highlights in sports. >>> coming up a frightening video you don't want to miss. what caused this ice arena

roundtable today, kate andersen brower, josh booak from "polico," and ter morici from the university of marylands. its seems to me that this rerejection of the keystone pipeline deal thathe president made last month -- >> really,y, obama was in a diffult positionecause two bi constituencies, the democratic party environmentalists, and labor weren opsite sides of this issue. a $700 billion pipelinehat tranans canada would have brought in 20,000 jobs. 1 union workers sai obama should be hugging a jobls construction worker inststead o of hopping trees.s. that really shows this bibidding againseach other. republicans had a field day w with it of course. >> the flip side argument that the democrats are going to give it is imagine how many construction jobs we could hav if a highway bill is passed. the politics and the messaging do not always mesh perfectly. how w well can thehe democrats artilate it? >> it is quite significant. the opportunity to ri ourselves of and the easternany better eat -- middlele eastern oil isermanent. i think o years from now it will be buililt. >> it was dinitely a situatio

. >> the state board of public works has approved the demolition of the university of maryland college park. the board voted to tear down existing residents to make way for a new mansion. officials believe the current building is unsuitable as a resident or venue for important fund-raising events. the comptroller voted against the idea of building in a mansion, citing budget constraints at the university. cost estimates topped $7 million. >> stay with us. much more straight ahead on 11 news at 6:00. >> including a new push to get voters out for this year's presidential election. to go i am salley kid in washington. -- >> i am salley kid in washington. one dropped out. >> only one raven has super bowl experience with the team. great with shares its experience. -- ray lewis shares his experience. to go a few snow showers moving through. we will check those out, and the warming trend in the seven-day forecast. 33 downtown. the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and

there was a panel discussion at the university of maryland baltimore today, urging students to consider the program that promises to forgive loans if they agree to work in public- service after graduation. last year, students left school with an average of $25,000 in student loans. >> we have still many still predict to many students leaving college with debt that cannot afford to pay back, much less the burden of debt that you can afford to pay back, but the difficulty of watching that paycheck every month to make sure those ends meet. >> for more on the loan forgiveness program, visit our website, wbaltv.com and click on education amar. >> taxpayers will slow to moderate incomes can take advantage of what is called the cash campaign. it stands for creating assets, savings, and hope. single taxpayers who made less than $25,000 or families making less than $50,000 are eligible for the program. maryland congressman elijah cummings is urging those who qualify to use the service. >> we have people who have been certified by the irs to prepare the returns. they have helped 16,000 people ove

college park, 44, toward the university of maryland coming in now at 50 degrees. orm 4 doppler radar no rain to show you the immediate area but notice back to the west, west of parties berg, elkins, see shower activity you nothing compared to the rain through portions of illinois, indiana, very heavy rain and snow north of cincinnati. here is the other storm, down here towards texas, just sitting here and spinning, out ahead of that a line of very strong to severe thunderstorms, we have seen potential tornadoes out of this, eastern texas, western portion portions of louisiana, all that moisture is going to make its way our way and see pretty good rain from that mild weather ahead of that system, high pressure across our region today, that area of high pressure swings through, we will see a slight chance of showers overnight tonight, into early tomorrow morning but not expecting too much. tomorrow, we will be between a warm front to the north and a cold front in the area of low pressure off to the west. i do expect showers tomorrow but not a washout. you want to tak

. >>> coming up tonight, a new warning from officials at the university of maryland. ey don't want to see what happened the last time maryland met >>> take a look at this, haltom city in texas, saw between four and six inches of rain, creating big-time flooding problems. see a couple of cars in the roadways there. once again, a good idea, turn around, don't drown. they have seen a tremendous amount of rain. believe it or not, this is good news for the dallas area. they have seen very, very dry conditions since this la nina started well over a year ago. now that same area of rain is making its way toward the east in through portions of louisiana and also into mississippi. they have tornado watches in effect and we have seen unconfirmed reports of a couple tornado, in through texas, louisiana, too, the storm moving off to the east and it will eventually move our watch see a chance of shower activity overnight tonight and a better chance of rain tomorrow. overnight tonight, temperatures around 40 in washington, 32 in frederick, 33, leesburg, a few shower chances tomorrow

the university ranks third and the college of william and mary was fourth. the university of maryland at college park came in eighth. james madison and george mason also made the list, but at number one, was the university of north carolina chapel hill for the 11th consecutive time. wow. most students still look forward to going back to school after the big break, but after the christmas break, kids at three montgomery county schools a new year means new facilities to learn and play. in canyon run elementary school, they are modernized. melissa melee found quite a bit of excitement around one campus. >> take a look around. everything you see construction-wise is new or updated. they added this entire second floor where i'm standing and look behind me. every gray bubble now has their own hall. on a brutally cold morning at garrett park elementary school, they shuffle into the new school and see almost nothing looks the same. >> it's awesome. >> they are excited about a new building and a new year. the modernization projects here at garrett park, cannon road, sench spring and seven lock

. >>> the state of maryland is going to demolish the president's residence at the university to make way for a new mansion. the maryland board of public works approved the decision today. the original house was built back in 1956, but it hasn't been renovated in decades and it doesn't even meet current safety codes. the new mansion will cost more than $7 million provide both event and work space for the university of maryland. >>> one more cold night before we start to warm up, but does the mild temperature stick around for the weekend? let's hope so. topper is here to tell us coming up. >>> but first the cancer society's annual report is out, what it says could soon be the top cause of this disease in the u.s. next. >>> in tonight's health alert both good and bad news from the american cancer society's annual report. overall cancer rates and deaths in both men and women are going down again this year. that includes some of the most common cancers, breast, lung, prostate, colorectal. the report also shows better treatment and screening has saved more than a million lives over the last

but a study by researchers at the university of maryland school of nursing says more than half of nursesurveyed are obese. long shifts may raise the odds of nurses for obesity. researchers blame the lack of sleep on that trend saying you are more likely to make poor health choices when you are tired. >>> in other news previous studies suggested cholesterol lowering drugs called statins may not be as effective as women as they are in men in decreasing cardiovascular events. but statins are as beneficial for women as they are for the guys. >> this study looked carefully at a large number of clinical trials at the benefits of statin drugs used to lower the bad cholesterol, ldl in men and women. and what they saw is both genders had about the same degree of benefit. about a 20% reduction in the things that we care about such as heart attacks, stroke and death. >> researchers say statein therapy should be appropriate in patients regardless of sex. findings of the study can be found in the journal of american card ol. >>> i a startling story at a food lion who is bleaching meat or bleaching co

even though they didn't use the paint, the university of maryland medical strs -- center will be bathedghts. don't forget. we want you to show off your purple pride. upload the teachers. just head to abc2news.com/facebook and share your pics. don't forget to join us for our special on the ravens playoff push. it will air sunday morning, january 15th, right before the divisional game. i will be there with scott and it starts 9:00 sunday morning. >>> now he has decided not to put on anymore uniforms. derek mason is retiring. help spent 15 years in the nfl, six with us. he is now looking into a future of broadcasting. that man will make this. >>> all right. tonight's democracy 2012. tonight's primary. all polls show mitt romney with a5a commanding lead. kelly swoope has the very latest. >> reporter: so far, people are stillxd predicting thatx